Start Your Own Business

6 week comprehensive course outlining all you need to know starting in business

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Course purpose and learning outcomes

Explore the legal requirements and regulations relating to starting a variety of business structures. Choose an appropriate business structure for your business idea and deal with how to register your business and all requirements.

Analyse the personal, functional and business factors that contribute to business success

Assess the internal and external business environment relating to a new business start up

Explain the role and function of a realistic and coherent business plan

Construct a business plan

Assess the potential strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to the business

Develop a comprehensive Marketing Plan for business and understand marketing and market research

Conduct opportunity, feasibility and market research studies

Develop a clear understanding of financial reports to include profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow process.

Analyse revenue, costs and quality and customer service elements of the new business.

Prepare costing and pricing models to include overheads

Be aware of employment legislation, safety legislation and minimum requirements for insurance.